Estates Officer (Secure Care)

Summerhill Services Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management company in Birmingham seeks an Estates Manager to oversee the delivery of services that support mental health clinical operations. Responsibilities include managing the estates maintenance team, ensuring statutory compliance, and handling budgetary controls. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and effective communication skills. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to important community health services.

Qualifications

• Experience in estates management and statutory compliance.
• Strong leadership skills to manage a maintenance team.
• Ability to handle project management tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Facilities Manager in planning and managing estates services.
• Oversee the estates maintenance team to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Manage budgets and resources to meet business objectives.

Skills

Project management

Budgetary control

Effective communication

Health and safety compliance

Job description

• To support the Senior Facilities Manager in planning, managing and monitoring of a comprehensive Estates Service which effectively supports the delivery of its clinical services.
• To manage the Estates maintenance team to provide a statutory compliant, effective and efficient Estates service. Core elements will include Estates Health and Safety, communication at all levels, budgetary control, managing within HR Policies, advising management on statutory compliance, safe and efficient use of resources, first line energy management, etc.
• Undertake project management of statutory standards/backlog maintenance/minor works schemes undertaken by specialist and external contractors including development of project briefs, procurement, contract and performance management.
• To support clinical management in all aspects of operational estate management and represent the Estates function at local clinical operational meetings ie risk management, resident council, site management, health and safety, local service developments, etc.
• Responsible for the day to day management, monitoring, forecasting and reporting of budgets and expenditure for service contracts.
• Management of Estates services and associated resources to ensure delivery of SSL's business and financial objectives.

At SSL, we work in partnership with Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), to deliver facilities management, transport and other support services to over 50 sites across the West Midlands. Our team keeps expanding and since our establishment, in 2012, we have grown rapidly through the acquisition of new sites and services. At SSL we take pride in our focus to support and contribute to the Trust's aim which is to help people get better and challenge the stigma associated with mental illness. We are committed to continuous development of our practices and people and the provision of a fair and friendly work environment for everyone.

At SSL we rely on diversity to deliver on our goals. We actively encourage applications from talented and qualified individuals from all walks of life regardless of age, gender reassignment, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, disability, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Disclosure All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), satisfactory reference check, qualifications' check, occupational health check and mandatory training prior to commencement of employment.